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  • Why Commingling Trust Assets Can Affect Your Divorce Settlement
    Why Commingling Trust Assets Can Affect Your Divorce Settlement

    When a couple divorces, a spouse having a significant portion of their assets tied up in a trust can cause the other spouse to feel somehow entitled to receive more of a settlement than half the ...

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  • What Property Remains Separate in a High Asset Divorce?
    What Property Remains Separate in a High Asset Divorce?

    The process of deciding who gets what, also called asset division, is often one of the most complex and contested aspects of a divorce. Couples rarely agree on how to split what they've acquired ...

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  • Factors to Consider When Dividing up a 401(K) During a Divorce
    Factors to Consider When Dividing up a 401(K) During a Divorce

    Outside of a home, it's likely that one of your largest assets is all the money that's contained in a 401(k) retirement account. When you're facing a divorce, you and your ex will likely have to come ...

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  • Why Do I Need a Real Estate Appraiser to Value My Marital Home?
    Why Do I Need a Real Estate Appraiser to Value My Marital Home?

    Your home is likely the most expensive asset you and your soon-to-be ex share. Deciding how to handle whether you or your ex are going to continue living in it or sell it off post-divorce is likely a ...

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  • Splitting up Assets During a Gray Divorce Can Get Complicated
    Splitting up Assets During a Gray Divorce Can Get Complicated

    Divorce rates among those age 50 and older are on the rise according to to researchers at Bowling Green State University. In fact, they account for at least one-quarter of all marriages that end in ...

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  • What Happens If My Ex Hides Assets as We're Getting Divorced?
    What Happens If My Ex Hides Assets as We're Getting Divorced?

    When a couple divorces, each spouse is required to fill out a number of different financial forms in which they list debts, income and expenses. As with any legal document, both of you are required to ...

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